Future of Sex Toys

You Can Now Simulate Real Sex Over the Internet—Sort Of

Skype sex is so 2013

You Can Now Simulate Real Sex Over the Internet—Sort OfSkype sex is so 2013

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Naughty video chats and and phone sex sessions used to be the only ways long-distance couples could get it on—but not anymore. A new sex toy called RealTouch is designed to mimic actual sex, as HBO’s new show Sex//Now—which premieres tonight at 11 p.m.—will explain in its first episode.

The device—priced at $200—has two parts: a vagina-like component for the guy to use, and a joystick for the woman. The idea is that the woman plays with the joystick, which controls the “vagina” so she can pleasure her partner. Right now, the tool doesn’t give the man a way to return the favor, but it’s certainly a creative way to give your guy a helping hand when you’re apart.